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Spinifex's second label has never been in better form
Appearance: Straw yellow
and it spends 24 months in large Slavonian oak casks
If some of you are needing more wine over summer (and perhaps who isn't
Jackson Brooke 'Westgate Vineyard' Shiraz 2021 domaine-marcel-deis While 2026 certainly put winemakingThe Westgate vineyard in the Grampians is renowned for making some tip top wines, and this is no exception. Its ripe and juicy, coming across like strawberry topping after opening, with a burst of raspberry, blackberry, pepper, plum, spice and clove. Like the Meunier, it turns more savoury after some air time, but the fruit never leaves, instead singing at a higher pitch if drunk with some food (I had Hungarian goulash). Despite the 14. 5% alcohol,